The 2024 blue drop results show an alarming increase in unsafe municipal drinking water, with 13% of blue drop tests across the country that point to unsafe drinking water. The drinking water of 28 towns and cities did not comply with standards for safe drinking water. Drinking water that does …
They may not be the most glamourous of scientific instruments, but tampons could help experts clean up polluted rivers. Engineers believe the super absorbent properties of tampons could be used to detect pipes that shunt sewage into streams instead of treatment plants. They found that the cotton products absorb chemicals …
Glow-in-the-dark tampons could be used to show where sewage is seeping into rivers, scientists have suggested. A study has found that tampons absorb even tiny amounts of “brighteners” found in detergents, toothpaste and shampoo and subsequently glow under UV light. A team at the University of Sheffield has shown that …
Fortunes could be saved from going down the drain by extracting gold and precious metals from human excrement, scientists suggest. Sewage sludge contains traces of gold, silver and platinum at levels that would be seen as commercially viable by traditional prospectors. “The gold we found was at the level of …
JABALPUR: Madhya Pradesh High Court (MPHC) has issued notices to state government and state pollution control board over sewage flowing into Narmada river in different districts. Respondents have been asked to submit their replies within four weeks. Action came following petition filed by a social worker Kishore Dua. He said …
NAGPUR: The Orange City — one of the cities selected to be developed as a smart city — has many shortcomings. Sample this: City is supplied 640 million litres per day (MLD) water supply but generates only 345 MLD of sewage. Only 40% of the city has underground sewage network …
PANJIM: Observing that the much neglected St Inez creek is contaminated with sewage water discharged in it, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has directed the Health Department to immediately remove all the illegal sewage discharge lines of the residential as well as commercial dwellings located along the creek. …
When Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay reached the top of Mount Everest in 1953, it was arguably the loneliest place on Earth — an oxygen-deprived desert perched atop an icy, 29,000-foot ladder of death. Over the last 62 years, more than 4,000 climbers have replicated the pair’s feat, with …
GWERU City Council is discharging partially treated effluent into the environment owing to the repeated breakdown of the two sewage treatment plants, a senior official has revealed. Acting director for engineering services Praymore Mhlanga said lack of resources to repair the treatment plants has seen the local authority being taken …
The water quality of China's third-largest freshwater lake has been greatly improved since a massive algae bloom broke out in 2007, but pollution management remains a major problem, according to environmental protection authorities. Zhang Limin, deputy director of the General Office of Taihu Lake Water Pollution Prevention and Control in …
Most of tanneries discharge effluent into Nullah Aik which passes through the city and adjoining areas while tanneries located outside the municipal limits are discharging waste into Nullah Palkhu, turning the pure water of these seasonal nullahs contaminated and toxic which is used by the villagers for washing, irrigation purposes …
Sewage Treatment plants are used to treat sewage generated from residential, institutional, commercial and industrial establishments which includes household waste liquid from toilets, baths, showers, kitchens, sinks and so forth that is disposed of via sewers. In India, different treatment technologies like ASP, UASB, Oxidation pond and advanced technologies like …
(Bloomberg) -- India is spending 59 billion rupees ($956 million) on sewage and waste treatment to begin cleaning its biggest and holiest waterway, the Ganges River. Of the 80 effluent treatment and water-monitoring projects planned by the National Ganga River Basin Authority in five states, 25 have been completed, Sanwar …
KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday directed the provincial chief secretary to submit a report on the factual position regarding the provision of land for the installation of a plant to treat sewerage water before its disposal into the sea. A two-member bench, comprising justices Amir Hani Muslim and …
The present report on “Urban Slums in Delhi” is brought out by the Directorate of Economics & Statistics on the basis of sample survey conducted under the 69th NSS Round (July 2012- Dec 2012) in respect of state sample. This report contains information relating to 2012 on ownership, area type, …
Farmers opposed drive against sewage farming undertaken by district administration near Shahpura here on Sunday. They pleaded that their vegetables had been checked by the health department and were found suitable for human consumption. Around 50 families own 100 acres of land in the area. About 10-12 acres of vegetables …
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, at its first meeting for 2015, approved N1.2 billion for award of the contract for the construction of sewage facilities for the Guzape District of the Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. The project is expected to be completed within 16 months. The Supervising Minister of …
However, Bill Gates has backed a new hi-tech water plant than could bring clean water to Africa - and has even drunk it. The Microsoft founder has backed a Seattle firm's radical machine that uses a combination of steam and filters to convert human waste into water the firm says …
Commenting that human beings were the “biggest enemy” of the environment and monuments, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Chief secretary to convene a high level meeting to consider steps to be taken to deal with the 2km long “toxic” water body created due to sewage at Tughlakabad …
This latest report released by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) highlights the dismal living conditions of the people in urban slums of India and focuses on- drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and the housing conditions. Read this report, related reports, documents and more...
Launching the trans-Ganga scheme in Kanpur on Thursday, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said the state's first-of-its-kind initiative will house green, non-polluting industries on 350 acres of the total project. Akhilesh, who launched the project on Thursday, also directed authorities for four-laning of the Unnao-Shuklaganj-Kanpur stretch of the highway, with special …
